PART III: Yangon Circle Train I stayed in Rangoon (for some reason I just like the sound of the old name) longer than expected. Motherland 2 could only offer me a room for one night; they were booked up. This turned out to be good thing as I really did not care for the […]
Part II: Introduction and First Impressions The opinions expressed here are wholly my own. I just completed 28 days in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, which is the longest visa that any foreigner can normally get. For purposes of this series I will use both names interchangeably. Visiting Burma is in many ways like stepping back […]
Shwedagon Paya, sometimes referred to in English as the Golden Pagoda, is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda for the Burmese with relics of the past four Buddhas enshrined within. Buddhists from all of Myanmar, and for that matter the world, make pilgramage there. The central pagoda, at 99 meters (325 feet) dominates the skyline of Yangon (formerly Rangoon), in […]
Authors note: This is most definitely not a sponsered post. I received no consideration for this post! For the last three weeks I have made the family compound of Dewa Nyoman Jati my home. Jati is a highly regarded painter and has work displayed in the permanent collection of the world renown Neka Art Museum. […]
The Gili Islands, often referred to as just ‘the Gilis’ are three small islands a ways east of Bali and actually quite close to the larger Indonesian Island of Lombok. To get there you can take a slow ferry (several hours) or a fast boat (about 45 minutes) to Gili Trawangan, the first of the […]
Bali has a unique style of food. I am a chef. Bali has many great restaurants serving unique, fresh and flavorful dishes. Many of these establishments and their chefs offer cooking classes. I recently signed up for Alit’s Warung Cooking Class which is run by Alit. A warung is a small family owned business, usually […]